The study titled, Manual Versus Electric Vacuum Aspiration for Pregnancy Termination Between 10-14 weeks: A Randomized Trial, is a randomized trial to compare procedure times for manual and electric vacuum aspiration for surgical abortion between 10 0/7 and 13 6/7 weeks gestation. Women presenting for surgical abortion between 10 0/7 and 13 6/7 weeks gestation will be randomized to either undergo manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) or electric vacuum aspiration (EVA). The investigators hypothesize that operative times will be increased when using manual vacuum aspiration, as compared to electric vacuum aspiration, for surgical abortion performed in the late first trimester (10 0/7 and-13 6/7 weeks).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
146
Washington University in St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Operative time
Time from cannula insertion until completion of uterine evacuation
Time frame: Perioperative
Conversion from electric to manual vacuum aspiration (or vice versa) during the procedure
Time frame: Perioperative
Provider acceptability
1\) Ease of procedure on a 5 point Likert scale, 2) Appropriateness of method used for procedure (binary response)
Time frame: Perioperative
Patient acceptability
1\) Satisfaction with procedure on 4-point rating scale 2) Would choose same procedure again (binary response) 3) Would recommend procedure to a friend (binary response)
Time frame: Perioperative and 2 weeks postoperatively
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